Harrogate’s 'never ending' temporary traffic lights return to cause new road problems
Traffic disruption at rush hour has returned to one of Harrogate’s worst spots for roadworks over the last frustrating 18 months.
It was only last month that motorists in the town issued a sigh of relief at the end of long-running chaos in the town centre caused by a combination of roadworks at York Place and the Prince of Wales Roundabout area.
Now the problem has returned and, if not as bad as earlier in the year, it is still impacting at rush hour time on drivers whose journey takes them along York Place – with a knock-on effect on the Stray end of Station Parade.
Temporary traffic lights are back in place at the Prince of Wales Roundabout feeding into Otley Road and West Park.
As to the reason for the latest roadworks and he multi-way traffic signals, it is the same as before.
Not pothole repairs by North Yorkshire Council but, once again, utility work by Northern Powergrid.
The roadworks are expected to be lifted by this weekend but the Leeds Road end of the Prince of Wales Roundabout continues to be effected by more utility works on Trinity Road which feeds into Otley Road
After a 2025 full of roadworks, road closures and temporary traffic controls in Harrogate, getting across and around town continues to be a challenging experience.
The town’s long-running transport headaches have been raised Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon who has labelling the management of roadworks projects as simply "disastrous".